Petrovic has settled into quite the groove with the Serbian keeper stealing several games for his side this year, and we expect him to come up big against a team who have struggled in the final third since the departure of Valentin Castellanos.
As comfortable as their position is in the Eastern Conference right now, the Pigeons have looked far too comfortable on the field lately, and that complacency has led many to question what this team have left coming into the stretch run of the campaign.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a New England Revolution win with a probability of 48.69%. A win for New York City FC had a probability of 27.11% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a New England Revolution win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.51%) and 2-0 (8.03%). The likeliest New York City FC win was 0-1 (6.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.39%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that New England Revolution would win this match.
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